1. Choose My Plate and Dietary Guidelines

2. Eat the right amount of calories for you
Enjoy your food, but eat less.
Avoid oversized portions
Cook more often at home, where you are in control of what’s in your food.
When eating out, choose lower calorie menu options.

3. Plate size history

4. How are foods sorted into groups?
By Nutrient

5. Make half your plate fruits & vegetables
Choose fresh, frozen, canned or dried fruits and vegetables
Eat red, orange, & dark green vegetables, such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes & broccoli in main and side dishes
Use fruit as snacks, salads or dessert
Choose whole or cut-up fruits more often than fruit juice.

6. Fruits Major Nutrient: Vitamins, Fiber
Serving: 1 medium/small piece of fruit = 1 cup
Tip: Make half your plate fruits and vegetables

7. Vegetables Major Nutrient: Vitamins, Fiber
Serving: ½ cup vegetables = 1 cup leafy vegetables
Tip: Make half you plate fruits and vegetables

8. Switch to skim or 1% milk
About the same amount of calcium and nutrients but less fat and calories!

9. Dairy Major Nutrient: Minerals, Protein
Serving 1 ½ oz cheese – 1 cup milk/yogurt
Tip: Switch to fat free or low-fat (1%) milk.

10. Make at least half your grain whole
Choose 100% whole-grain cereals, breads, crackers, rice and pasta.
Check the ingredients list on food packages to find whole-grain foods.

11. Grains Major Nutrient: Carbohydrates, Fiber
Serving: 1 oz = 1 slice bread – 1 cup dry cereal = ½ cup pasta or rice
Tip: Make at least ½ your
grain whole grains

12. Vary your protein food choices
Choose a variety of foods including seafood, beans and peas, nuts, lean meats, poultry and eggs.
Keep meat and poultry portions small and lean.
Try grilling, broiling, poaching or roasting. These methods do not add extra fat.

13. Proteins Major Nutrient: Protein
Serving: 1 oz meat = 1 egg = 1 T peanut butter = ¼ cup cooked beans = ½ oz nuts or seeds
Tip: choose low fat or lean
meats, bake, broil or grill.
Vary protein.

14. Cut back on foods high in solid fats, added sugars and salt
Choose foods and drinks with little or no added sugars.
Look out for salt (sodium) in foods that you buy.
Eat fewer foods that are high in solid fats.

15. Oils Major Nutrient: Fat
Tips: Use canola or olive oil, watch for it in foods such as nuts, olives, mayonnaise, salad dressing

16. Fats and Oils FATS Fats are solid at room temperature Saturated fat
Cholesterol
Trans fatty acids
Typically not so good for you
OILS
Oils are liquid at room temperature
Monounsaturated fat
Polyunsaturated fat
Usually a better choice

17. Empty Calories
Calories from solid fats and/or added sugars. Solid fats and added sugars add calories to the food but few or no nutrients

18. 2,000 calorie diet Food Group Daily Serving Amount Grains 6 ounces
Vegetables
2.5 cups
Fruits
2 cups
Dairy
3 cups
Protein
5.5 ounces

19. The Dietary Guidelines

20. 1. Eat Nutrient Dense Foods
Caloric Breakdown
Carbohydrates: %
Fat: No more than 30%
Protein: %
Average American eats too much fat, sugar, calories & sodium
Average American doesn’t eat enough fiber.

21. 2. Balance calories to manage weight
Monitor food and beverage intake, physical activity and body weight.
Reduce portion sizes
When eating out, make better choices
Limit screen time (increase your activity)

22. 3. Reduce sodium, fats, added sugars, refined grains & alcohol
What can too much salt/sodium do to your body?
Can cause high blood pressure and heart disease.
Where does it hide?
In prepared foods (frozen, canned, etc.)

23. It’s recommended that we eat 8 oz of seafood per week
4. Increase vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk, seafood and use oil instead of fat
It’s recommended that we eat 8 oz of seafood per week

24. 5. Build healthy eating patterns that meet nutritional needs over time at an appropriate calorie level.

25. 6. Include physical exercise as part of healthy eating patterns

26. Nutrients – non energy producing
Vitamins
Assists in the biochemical reactions related to the metabolic process
Minerals
Skeletal structure
Water
Hydration, most essential to life
Fiber
Aids in digestion, can’t absorb – non nutrient

27. Nutrients – Energy Producing
Carbohydrates
Provides Energy
Protein
Builds and Repairs Body Tissue
Fat
Insulation, Protection, Reserve Energy

28. Recommendations for Physical Activity
Kids 2-5 – Let them play!
Kids 6-17 – 60 minutes a day
Adults – At least 2.5 hours a week moderate exercise

29. 10 Tips to a Great Plate

30. Be physically active your way
Pick activities you like and start doing what you can, at least 10 minutes at a time. Every bit adds up and the health benefits increase as you spend more time being active.